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Navigating this cut-throat industry is not for the faint of heart. Join these writers who have gone through countless meetings and pitch sessions as they discuss the anatomy of the process, advice on how to best prepare, and what to do with notes (especially if you disagree with them). Panelists will discuss how to best position yourself when getting jobs, what to expect from the hiring process, and the qualities that showrunners and producers look for in a writer.

Scott M. Richter is a multiple award winning WGA writer, producer, director, attorney and founder of Richter Scale Media, his Los Angeles based production company. In addition to having written for TV, film and digital media, Scott has practiced law in both Florida and California.
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Jacque Edmonds Cofer attended Princeton University, graduating with an A.B. in Politics. She also earned an M.B.A. at the Harvard Business School. | | After her graduation from HBS she left corporate life to become a television writer and producer. Her first network television-writing... Read More →

writer/co-producer Triple Nine, By Way of Helena; co-writer Patriots Day

Cook is a screenwriter, director, and producer of various studio and independent films and television. His work includes The Duel (formerly By Way of Helena), Triple Nine, and Patriot’s Day. Both By Way of Helena (2010) and Triple Nine (2012) made the top 10 of The Black List. Cook... Read More →

ALVARO RODRIGUEZ began his writing career in the sixth grade with a short story that likely would have gotten him referred for counseling and intervention in a post-Columbine America. Luckily, it was written in 1982. He is the writer of true-crime thriller LAST RAMPAGE starring Robert... Read More →